SHERIFF’S OFFICE.. . MICHAILA WHAT IS THE FAMILY SAYING TONIGHT? THE FAMILY IS DEVASTATED.. THEY SAY THE LOSS OF THEIR LOVED ONE CAN SURELY BE FELT TONIGHT AND THEY WANT THOSE RESPONSIBLE IN CUSTODY.. LOSING A LOVED ONE CAN EASILY BE A FAMILY’S WORST NIGHTMARE.. :47-:50 VICTIM MOM SOUND áTHIS IS JUST FOR MORGAN, WE ARE NOT IDENTIFYING FAMILYá “ALL I CAN SAY IS MY BABY IS GONE..” :07-:13 VICTIM’S COUSIN SOUND “IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ALL THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, I WOULD’VE STUCK WITH HIM THE WHOLE DAY, I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WOULD’VE HAPPENED.” THE FAMILY HAS ASKED US NOT TO SHOW THEIR FACES OUT OF FEAR OF RETALIATION.. THEY SAY THEIR RELATIVE JAQARIUS ROSS WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN A MAGNOLIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD IN FLORA SATURDAY EVENING.. CLOSE RELATIVES BELIEVE THE 22 YEAR OLD WAS LURED THERE.. :58 “HE JUST GONE.. AND HE AIN’T HERE TO TELL ME WHO DID IT AND NONE OF THAT..” AS THEY SEARCH FOR JUSTICE FOR JAQARIUS THEY’RE REMEMBERING HIM AS SOMEONE WHO LOVED HIS FAMILY AND ALWAYS HAD A VIBRANT ATTITUDE.. THE FAMILY SAYS ROSS IS A GRADUATE FROM MADISON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.. THE FAMILY DESCRIBES HIM AS ALWAYS BEING UPBEAT AND HAVING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS COUSINS.. 2:10 HE LOVED ALL OF HIS FAMILY..2:22 IT’S HARD ON ME RIGHT NOW.” 1:03-1:07 “HE WAS A GOOD PERSON. HE NEVER HARMED NOBODY, HE NEVER DID NOTHING WRONG TO NOBODY.” THE FAMILY IS SHOCKED AS YOU NOW SHERIFFS OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE DEADLY SHOOTING AND HAVEN’T HEARD BACK
Man faces charges in Madison County fatal shooting
Jaqarius Ross shot to death in Flora
Updated: 10:21 AM CST Jan 26, 2023
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting in Flora.Deputies were called at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday about a shooting victim inside a vehicle at a home on St. Charles Street in Kearney Park. The Madison County coroner identified the victim as Jaqarius Ross, 22. Deputies arrested Jakeviyon Hunter, 21, on Wednesday, according to Madison County Jail records. Hunter is charged with murder, aggravated assault and shooting into a vehicle. Authorities haven’t released details about the arrest or the case.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with a fatal shooting in Flora.
Deputies were called at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday about a shooting victim inside a vehicle at a home on St. Charles Street in Kearney Park. The Madison County coroner identified the victim as Jaqarius Ross, 22.
Deputies arrested Jakeviyon Hunter, 21, on Wednesday, according to Madison County Jail records. Hunter is charged with murder, aggravated assault and shooting into a vehicle. Authorities haven’t released details about the arrest or the case.
